crime wave in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for crime wave in the English»French Dictionary

crime [Brit krʌɪm, Am kraɪm] N

I.wave [Brit weɪv, Am weɪv] N

III.wave [Brit weɪv, Am weɪv] VB trans

crime wave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crime wave in the English»French Dictionary

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Many conservative politicians used the film to blame popular culture for a youth crime wave.
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A violent crime wave took over the development, and the community saw crime rise, as quality of life and housing values declined.
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As the money arrived, so did a violent crime wave that lasted through the early 1990s.
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But a local crime wave can make a difference to premiums.
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The difference was so huge that it could not be explained by a crime wave.
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Social services were cut and the police department was struggling with the ensuing crime wave that was gripping the city.
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But then, in dark red, there's the huge crime wave that lasted nearly 50 years from start to finish.
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He was given a grant to study the relationship, if any, between music and juvenile crime wave which had suddenly broken out in the early 1950s.
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In 2011, the crime wave appeared to be subsiding, with levels returning to those prior to 2007.
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The town was struggling economically and there was a crime wave when he was growing up, and he frequently got into fights.
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